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DATE: July 6, 2011 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: APPROVE A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING HEALTHY ACTIVE LIVING
AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Manager, Office of Sustainability
SUMMARY:
This action is to approve a resolution supporting the City of Palm Springs adoption of a
local campaign as part of the statewide Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) program.
The Healthy Active Living and Sustainable Communities resolution calls for the
promotion and support of a healthy lifestyle for residents and the local workforce to
decrease chronic disease and health care costs and increase productivity; and
recognize that obesity is a serious public health threat to the health and wellbeing of
adults, children and families in the City of Palm Springs.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Council adopt the resolution as presented.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The City's Path to a Sustainable Community Plan calls for a focus on healthy
ecosystems and expanded outreach and education. By approving the resolution the City
will join over seventy other cities across the state in becoming a HEAL city including
four in the Coachella Valley.
The City's Sustainability Commission formed a subcommittee and made the
participation in the local Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) Coalition a priority. In
addition, the subcommittee worked to develop a HEAL resolution specific to the needs
of the City of Palm Springs. The Commission reviewed the HEAL resolution at their May
17, 2011 regular commission meeting and voted unanimously to recommend that the
City Council adopt the HEAL resolution.
While individual lifestyle changes are necessary, individual effort alone is insufficient to
combat the increase in obesity throughout the Country. Significant societal and
environmental changes are needed to support individual efforts to make healthier
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choices. Cities and their residents face increased health care costs and diminished
quality of life due to the epidemic of obesity.
City leaders across California are addressing the crisis by implementing land use and
employee policies which encourage physical activity and nutritious eating. The League
of California Cities has led the way with a resolution in 2004 which encouraged cities to
embrace policies that promote healthier citizen lifestyles.
In 2006, the League also adopted a resolution to work together with the Institute for
Local Government and the Cities Counties and Schools Partnership to develop a
clearinghouse of information that cities can use to promote wellness policies and
healthier cities. In response to this League resolution, the League, the CCS Partnership,
and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy have launched the "Healthy Eating
Active Living Cities Campaign" and we are urging all California cities to participate in
making California residents healthier.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no direct fiscal impact to the City resulting from the adoption of the
resolution. The City may receive some future recognition and potential consideration for
awards by adopting the HEAL resolution.
Michele Mician, Manager, Tom Wilson .
Office of Sustainability Assistant City Manager
David H. Ready, City Man
Attachments:
HEAL Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF HEALTHY
ACTIVE LIVING AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
WHEREAS, in 2004, the League of California Cities adopted an Annual
Conference resolution to encourage cities to embrace policies that facilitate activities to
promote healthier lifestyles and communities, including healthy diet and nutrition and
adoption of city design and planning principles that enable citizens of all ages and
abilities to undertake exercise; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities has a strategic goal to promote and
develop safe and healthy cities; and
WHEREAS, California Senate Bill 375 and Assembly Bill 32 call on cities to
adopt plans to reduce greenhouse emissions which include reducing vehicular miles
traveled; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs promotes sustainability by advocating non-
motorized transportation, local food production, and green house gas emission
reductions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs Sustainability Commission has partnered
with the local Healthy Eating and Active Living Network; and
WHEREAS, the City's Sustainability Commission will serve as an advocate of the
Healthy Eating and Active Living Network on shared policies and projects that support
the City's Path to a Sustainable Community; and
WHEREAS, local land use policy governs development of the built environment
in which individuals make personal nutrition and physical activity choices; and
WHEREAS, by supporting the health of residents and the local workforce would
decrease chronic disease and health care costs and increase productivity; therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE:
Section 1. That the City of Palm Springs recognizes that obesity is a serious
public health threat to the wellbeing of adults, children and families in Palm Springs; and
be it further
Section 2. That the City of Palm Springs staff responsible for the design and
construction of parks, neighborhoods, streets, and business areas, should make every
effort to plan and construct a built environment that encourages walking, biking and
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other forms of physical activity; address walking and biking connectivity between
residential neighborhoods and schools, parks, recreational resources, and retail; and
facilitate the siting of new grocery stores, community gardens and farmers markets in
underserved communities to increase access to healthy food, including fresh fruits and
vegetables; and be it further
Section 3. That in order to promote wellness within the City of Palm Springs and
to set an example for other businesses, the City of Palm Springs encourages
employees to utilize non-motorized transportation at work and at home including for
meetings, lunch breaks, activity breaks and leisure purposes; and be it further
Section 4. That restaurants and food retailers that promote sustainability and
non-motorized transportation choices in the above manners be recognized by the City;
and be it further
Section 5. That the head of each agency or department should report back to the
City Council annually regarding steps taken to implement the Resolution, additional
steps planned, and any additional actions that would be appropriate to be taken by the
City Council.
To that end, the City of Palm Springs adopts this Healthy Active Living and
Sustainable Communities Resolution:
ADOPTED THIS 6TH DAY OFJULY, 2011.
David H. Ready, City Manager
ATTEST:
James Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
1, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on ,
by the following vote:
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
James Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California
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